BONNIE DUMANAW & CECILE WENTGES PHOTO TAKENIN THE ART SPACE OF THE AKZONOBEL ART FOUNDATION, ARTWORK BY ANNESAS APPEL (AKZONOBEL ART COLLECTION).
GET LOST
‘ART ROUTE SET TO RETURN THIS YEAR!’ In 2015, Zuidas hosted the first GET LOST - Art Route, when seven organizations commissioned eight artists to produce works to display in public spaces. This year, GET LOST returns. By connecting companies in Zuidas with talented young artists, the GET LOST foundation will once again generate art meant especially for local public spaces. As organizers Cecile Wentges and Bonnie Dumanaw explain, striking up both private and public partnerships to commission art are essential for the cultural development of places like Zuidas. HOW IS THE GET LOST - ART ROUTE
The artists are free to come up with their
so the company can decide whether
SET UP THIS YEAR?
own designs. They’ll each present two
it actually wants to produce the work.
Cecile: ‘Several companies in Zuidas have
sketches, from which the company chooses
These won’t be static paintings or objects,
agreed to be patrons and are commissioning
one - provided they feel comfortable with
but interactive, thought-provoking and
young artists from various art schools to
the proposal, of course.’ Bonnie: ‘The
genuinely eye-catching works. Together,
create a work to display in a public space.
sketches are presented without obligation,
all of these artworks will ultimately form
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